“You guys want to go out on the field?” Bryce Harper asked. Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper isn't resting this weekend, after all. But Harper went well beyond that. Bryce Harper and 13-year-old Gavin Rupp. The Nationals only managed one hit… (more) in the first two frames against former National Jason Marquis before grabbing a lead in the third. Anthony Rendon got it started with a single to left field and catcher Kurt Suzuki, who played in his first game since Wilson Ramos returned to the team, followed with a double.

All-Star Harper helps lift Nationals past Padres

Bryce Harper tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, setting the stage for Ryan Zimmerman to bring home the winning run with a broken-bat single one batter later. The Nationals beat the Padres, 5-4, and moved to three games above the .500 mar…